About Amanda
Amanda Smith is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, depression, and LGBT concerns. She writes simply and listens closely to what matters most to each person. Amanda knows starting therapy takes courage and offers steady support through those first steps.
She has six years of clinical experience and holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential. Amanda uses straightforward conversation and practical strategies to help people manage symptoms and make changes that fit their life.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on building on strengths and finding small, manageable steps forward. Amanda emphasizes a collaborative approach. She asks questions to understand a person’s goals and tailors sessions around those priorities.
Therapy can include problem-solving, coping skill practice, and exploring relationship patterns when those come up. Her style is warm and direct. Amanda aims to create space where people can talk honestly about what’s hard and notice what’s working.
She encourages realistic, doable changes rather than large leaps. People seeking support for anxiety, depression, stress, relationship concerns, or LGBT-related issues may find her approach practical and approachable. Amanda works with each person to set clear goals and track progress over time.
Approaches and what online sessions look like
Amanda draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach emphasizes building coping skills and stress management strategies to reduce anxiety and handle daily pressures; this involves teaching specific tools and practicing them between sessions. Another approach focuses on mood and behavior patterns to address depression, helping people identify routines and thoughts that keep them stuck and try alternative ways of responding.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match goals, needs, and comfort level. This means trying ideas, noticing what helps, and adjusting the plan over time rather than committing to one path from the start.
Online therapy offers flexibility to fit sessions into busy lives. Video calls let people meet face to face, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or a camera isn’t wanted, and live chat or text-based messaging supports shorter check-ins or more frequent touchpoints. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while accommodating different schedules and communication preferences.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- New York, New Jersey, Texas
- Languages
- English